Background
Koning was born in Haarlem and was a pupil of Henriette Ronner-Knip.
Koning was born in Haarlem and was a pupil of Henriette Ronner-Knip.
She was something of a child prodigy and at age 9 was honored by having her animal drawings on show at the 1825 Tentoonstelling Nationale Nijverheid (National Industrial show) in Haarlem. K" (short for Elisabeth Johanna Stapert, born Koning). Her Indonesian botanical work is often seen as her most important legacy, but her flower paintings were awarded prizes and purchased by public collections in her lifetime.
Koning died in Rotterdam.
In 1844 she was made honorary member of Kunst zij ons doel and a year later she was named member of the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam.